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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Deseille, Placide, Fr., O.C.S.O.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1961-1964

Volume: 8 item(s); 10 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Biography

Fr. Placide Deseille was a Trappist of the Abbey of Bellefontaine in France.

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Series List

This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1961/12/11 TLS[x]from MertonSince I understand you read English I shall write in my own language rather than in French.  [see also 1973 note from John Eudes Bamberger] new edition of the Trappist directory - Merton's thoughts on the state of the monastic life among Trappists and contemplatives and his ideas for reform / Cold War and the nuclear arms race - place of monks and of American Catholics in the discussion - sent "A Letter to Pablo Antonio Cuadra concerning Giants" to Fr. André Louf regarding Cold War, and also sent text from Clement of Alexandria (Selections from the Protreptikos) / problem of technology and machines
 1963/01/03 HLSto MertonMerci pour votre carte, qui m'arrive ce matin. Je ne vous avais pas envoyé ce projet de directoire,   
 1963/12/25 HCSto Merton"O Roi des nations, Toi qui peux combler leur désir, Pierre d' Angle, Toi qui fais l'unité peuples   
 1963/12/30 HPCS[x]from MertonJe suis en train de lire votre [..] du Nouvelle Directions, et j'en parle aussi aux novices.  [see also 1973 note from John Eudes Bamberger]
 1964/07/25 TAL[c]from MertonIl y a longtemps un de nos frères m'a demandé de vous écrire pour vous dire qu'il était en train   
 1964/10/14 HPCSto MertonJe vous envoie ce mot de Taizé, où je suis venu passer quelques jours. Ce contact avec nos frères  [verso: black and white photo of Taize]
 1964/12/12 TL[c]from MertonThanks for your letter of November 6th. I appreciate your kindness in taking the trouble to write   
 1973/12/no HCS[x] from Bamberger, John Eudes / to Patrick HartThis is not much of a card but it's big enough to allow me to fit in it these two copies of f.  [sending copied of 1961/12/11 and 1963/12/30 letters from Merton to Deseille]
        

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